Boxed demijohn



(No Modell.)

G. L. SOLTBR. BOXED DEMIJOHN.

INVENTOR guvfw ffm? J Patentd Sept.f8, 1885.

IIIIl 'III UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE L. SOLTER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOXED DEMIJOHN.y

SPECIFICATION-forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,875, datedSeptember 8, 1885.

Application filed May '21, 1885. (No model.)

T all whom z't may concern:

Beit known that I, GnoRGi-i L. SoLTER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city and county oi Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in BoxedDemijohns, ofwhich the following is a speeication.

My invention relates to an improvement in that class of boxed demij ohnsin which the neck-of the bottle projects above the top of the box orease which ineloses the bottle; and

' the object of my invention is to furnish, in

connection with the box or case and suitable means for packing thebottle, a cover for the neck of the bottle which will be simple andinexpensive, and which will effectually prevent the neck of the bottlefrom being injured during transportation.

Heretofore incased bottles have been provided with dat tops resting onthe body-case, as in United States Patent No. 170,246, and with a wireguard similarly placed to indicate the contents of the bottle, as inUnitedStates Patent No. 215,852. projecting from the bodycase have beencovered by a cap resting on the neck alone.

My invention differs fromthese in this,that it-eonsists of a conical'cover ol' sheet metal or equivalent material designed to cover and reston the whole body-case, and thus to afford a broad base, also by itsconical form to cover vthe projecting neck of the bottle with leastmaterial and to resist pressure most effectually, and, further, by itspointed top to prevent the placing of heavy weights thereupon. lt alsoaffords a closely-covered space between the neck of the bottle and theperiphery of the box for the accommodation, if desired, of measures,tunnels, or other articles used in dispensing liquids, and confines theodors and diminishes the evaporation of'such liquids as may have reachedthe'exterior of the box.

In the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, and inwhich similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout theseveral views, Figure lisa central seetional elevation of my invention,the cover being thrown back; Fig. 2, a side view,the top being closed;Fig. 3, a top view of the case; Fig. 4, asectional elevation oftheWasher' upon which the bottom ofthe bottle rests`,.and Fig. 5 a plan ofthe same.

The necks also of bottlesV A is the bottle; B, a cylindrical box or casein which the body of the bottlev is inclosed; C, a space between the boxand bottle, which is filled with some soft material, hay beingpreferable; D, an opening in the top M of the box, through which theneck of the bot-t-le passes; E, a packing of rubber or similarmaterial,whieh is secred to the top of box B, and which clasps the neckof the bottle tightly.

F is a conical lid, construcel of one piece vof tin or sheetiron, thebase of which'is of the same or of a slightly smaller diameter than thecylindrical box B, and which when closed bears upon the top of B. hingedto B at G, and is furnished with ahasp, H, by means of which it may belocked to B.

I is a rubber washer fastened to the bottom of box B and furnished witha central openin i, J. j i I'fis an lopening in the bottom of B, corre--spending with the opening J inl.

L are handles, by means of whi john may be lifted.

The neck of the bottle projects a sufficient h the d'eniidistance abovethe top M ot' the box B to all low its contents to be vemptied withoutdanger of any being lost. ing in contact with the top of the box by thepacking E,Which is yielding,and prevents the neck from being thrownsuddenly against the top and broken by rough handling. The wash- Theneck is kept from comer I, against which the bottom of the bottle.

rests, is hemispherical in shape and fits in the depression in thebottom of the bottle, and keeps the bottle in place and prevents it fromcoming in contact with the bottom of the case B.

By means of the openings J in I and K in B the bottle may be inspectedto ascertain if it is clean.

By means of the hasp lH the lid may be `locked to the box to prevent thecontents of the bott-le from being tampered with.

All sidewise movement of the bottle is prevented by the packing in C..

The conical lid F ineloses Without touching the neck of the bottle, itsbase bearing on the top of the box B, and any blows given to this lidare transmitted directly to the box B instead of to the bottle. This lidis hinged to the box B, and when it is desired to pour off the contentsof the bottle `it is only7 necessary to throw back the lid, not toremove it, in orlOO 6 5',` This conical top is v v dor to have the nochof the bollic onlin-1y exof the onse-top 1nd resting thereon, and withposed. its pointed top covering the nook of the boh- 1o I chninb* tlc,al1 as son forth. In combination with thoy cylindrical @uso B 5 and thebody o1' tho bottle incloscd therein, with its noch pro'ivcling throughthe top of the box,a covci' ol' shoot metal conicnl in forni, hnving;its huso ofsnhstnntinlly the dimensions GEO. L. SOLTER. 'itnesses:

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